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“Two Girls Out to Have Fun.”=
Rachel and Magma take some time to visit New York City. They make an interesting pair because they’re both time-displaced. Rachel is a real-live time-traveler and Magma was raised in an isolated forest city based on ancient Rome. Rachel was kept as a sexworker. No, as a mutant hunter. The leather is a little confusing there.
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While seeing the sights, Rachel remembers her tragic past–which is the X-Men’s potential tragic future…
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Those panels resonate more, since 9/11 took the towers down.
At the same time, there’s another mutant visiting the Big Apple…
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Selene, also from Magma’s home of Nova Roma (and the person who killed Magma’s mother), is in town to audition for the role of Black Queen of the Hellfire Club.
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Naturally, the two X-Girls crash the party, even if the fashion is triggering for Rachel. A fight breaks out.
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The girls get involved…
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…When the rest of the X-Men show up…
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The mutants were in town for Storm’s farewell party.
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Storm’s powers are still gone as a result of Forge’s neutralizer, based on ROM technology, that was used against Storm by the U.S. Government.
She seems to be becoming an alcoholic…
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So, she’s returning to her homeland of Africa and says goodbye to her teammates.
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The fight against Hellfire Club has no lasting implications–it’s pretty much a stalemate.
And as a prelude to the future, the Kulan Gath amulet is unleashed.
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This is probably the second-greatest period for the X-Men, after the John Byrne run and closely followed by the Claremont/Cockrum run. This book was really, really good for a really, really long time!